The real proof BA is no longer 'British'...
Jun 17, 2017, 5:31 am
#1
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The real proof BA is no longer 'British'...
There's currently a (not bad at all for GF) cake in GF labelled as 'Zucchini and lime cake'. Tsk tsk 
Figured as there seems to be a lot of non-British English used by BA perhaps we could help them out by pointing it out here!
Figured as there seems to be a lot of non-British English used by BA perhaps we could help them out by pointing it out here!
Jun 17, 2017, 5:35 am
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We just don't have a word for this cucumber related vegetable.
I admit that the 'z' word is more commonly used in the U.S.
Jun 17, 2017, 5:58 am
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The name zucchini sounds much more appetising than courgette. Courgettes are those things that seem like a good idea when I am doing the supermarket shop, but then lurk in the bottom of the fridge until they get all pockmarked and soggy and have to be thrown out.
Jun 17, 2017, 6:44 am
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The name zucchini sounds much more appetising than courgette. Courgettes are those things that seem like a good idea when I am doing the supermarket shop, but then lurk in the bottom of the fridge until they get all pockmarked and soggy and have to be thrown out.
Jun 17, 2017, 7:14 am
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And pretty much no one in the USA actually buys zucchini in a store. Instead they have a neighbor who decides to try vegetable gardening and who then puts in a few of those plants because they're supposed to be easy to grow. Which it is to the point where the zucchini takes over the whole back yard and the amateur farmer, after passing along as much of the veg to friends and family as they will take, ends up putting lots of it in brown paper bags and leaving it on the porches of strangers
Further as an American, I find the word courgette significantly more appetizing than zucchini, but ultimately, despite being a general lover of vegetables, I have no desire to eat the things no matter what they're called.
Jun 17, 2017, 9:44 am
#15
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Yes you dont get many in the uk saying Zucchini
Interestingly the English get many of our cookery terms from the french, whereas the US go for the Italian.
There are quite a few - not always based on this though:
Cilantro v Coriander
Eggplant v aubergine
Rutabaga v Swede
Arugula v Rocket
Mimosa v Bucks fizz
Fava v Broad Bean
Snow Peas v Mange Tout
Garbanzo v Chick peas
Interestingly the English get many of our cookery terms from the french, whereas the US go for the Italian.
There are quite a few - not always based on this though:
Cilantro v Coriander
Eggplant v aubergine
Rutabaga v Swede
Arugula v Rocket
Mimosa v Bucks fizz
Fava v Broad Bean
Snow Peas v Mange Tout
Garbanzo v Chick peas
